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H. R. KELLER.

- Y GAR STARTER. Y No. 384,368. Patented June 12, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @tirreno HENRY RICHARD KELLER, OF NEWv ORLEANS,LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT ANI) MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF TWO-THIRDS TOW'ILLIAM H. BELT AND OLIVER B. SANSUM, F SAME PLACE.

CAR-STARTER.

PBCIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,368, cle-ted June12, 1888.

Appliiznlien tiled December-3, lSST. Serial No. 256,017. (No model.)

To ctZ/ whom it may concern: theleverB against theperiphery ofthe wheel,c

3e it known that l, HENRY Bierman Kan the bar B is drawn forward, sothat the dis- LER., a citizen ol'` the United States, residing at tancebetween the outer end of the lever and -New Orleans, in the parish ofOrleans and pulley Z1 is decreased; and if the draft upon 5 State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new bar B be continued,andol'sntlieient force, the

anduset'nl ImprovementsinGarStartcrsgand I lever will cause the wheelsto turn and move 55 do hereby declare the following to be a full, thebody A. clear, and exact description ofthe invention, The powernecessary to accomplish the obsuch as will enable others skilled in theart to ject of the invention in the device shown is zo which itappertains to malieand use the same. derived through the si n gletree D,to which The object of the invention is to use adevicethe horse or othermotive power is attached. 6o to overcome the inertia of bodies at restand This singletree is attached to a draw-bar, D', set them in motion,and more particularly to passing` through a draw-head or slot, d, in thefacilitate the starting of streetcars and other drawhar frame or head D,and secured at its wheeled carriages, cars, wagons, locomotives, rearend to a crossrolhlf, connected by retenders, and railwaycars, andthereby lessen traeting-springs il' d to a har, D, on brackets 65 andrelieve the labor of animals or other modi d, fixed to the under side ofthe ear. The tive power employed in producing and conbar D' is providedwith a projection, di", which tinuing the motion ot the things abovemenlimits the forward movement of the bnr; a zo tioned. To accomplishthis, means are proprojectiomd, to catch thelip L on the barB,

vided to exert force on the periphery ol' the and a projection, d, toserve a stop for the 7o wheel or wheels lo start the car or other movlipb when it slides upon the bar D'. able body and to release or trip themechanism The har B3 is com posed oltwo parts, b and after the cur hasbeen started and set it lorthe b,adjustable upon each other. The part bis operation. provided with a screw-threaded opening` for The inventionconsists of constructions and the screw-threaded stem upon the part Zi,by

combinations, all as will hereinafter be dewhich means thebarl"islengthened orshortscribed in the specitieation and pointed out inened, as may be desired. The part bm has also the claims, referencebeing had to the accoma lip, b, provided with lateral projections lf,

3o panying drawings, in which which, when the drawbar is drawn forward,

Figure l representsalongitudinal section of l slide upon the inclinedlaces or jaws d." on the 8o part ot' a ear, and showing in elevation mydeupper side ofthe draw-bar frame D? to release vice attached thereto;and Fig. 2, a plan ol' the the catch from the projection d and permitrelease or tripping and setting,` mechanism. the lever B by its weightto 'full away from the The body to be moved may be of any desired wheeland set itsell lor the` next operation. form and is designated by theletter A, and is The bar B can be supported by any suitable S5 providedwith wheels A and axle AL. Upon means, and in the present instance isheld in the axle is pivoted an arm, B, projecting rearplace by tworollers, bi, supported from the wardly beyond the wheel, and tothedistal end bottom of the body A.

4o of which is l'ulcrumed an elbow-lever, B. The The operation of thedevice is as follows:

short a1ni,b,ofthis lever is opposite to and in The draft animal orother motor pulls out the 9o juxtaposition with the periphery of thewheel drawbar D'. The bar B is drawn forward by A', and the long,rar1n,b',projects rearwardly to means of' the catch d, which operatesupon any desired point, and is held in place by a the lip bw. Thedraw-bar transmits the 1noa 5 cable, This cableis passed over pulley b3,tion through the chain or cable to the long secured to the under sideofthe body, and arm of the lever, and forces the short arm around pulleyL* on rod B to a hook, b5, on against the periphery of the wheel andmoves beam B, to give a fixed point for attaching upward, as shown indotted lines, Fig. l, and this part ot' the cable. To press the arm b ofthereby causes the wheels to revolve readily and relieves thedraftanimal or other motive power. As the bar B3 moves toward thedrawhead, the projection If of the lip bl slides up the inclined jaws orfaces d on the drawdiead and disengages the lip b from the catch orprojection d4. This disengagement or tripping of the bar from thedraw-bar leaves the lever free to fall to its normal position, and thusrelease the force from the wheel or wheels as soon as the body is inmotion. The projection Z3 by striking the draw-head stops the forwardmovement of the draw-bar and bears the stress of the draft. Then thebody is stopped, the draft upon the draw-bar is slackened or relieved,and the springs pull the draw-bar back to the lip b, which being at restengages with the projection d* on the draw-bar, and is ready to repeatthe same operation when the draw-bar is moved forward.

What I claim as new is- 1. The combination of a body having wheels andaxles, a bar pivoted upon said axle, a lever fulcrumed upon the end ofthe bar and having its short arm opposite the periphery of the wheel andits long arm secured to a chain or cable, which in turn is secured tothe body, a bar having a pulley for said chain or cable, and a draw-barconnected with said bar, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the body having wheels and axles, theclutchinglever, the draw-head and rollers on it, the draw-bar moving insaid draw-head, the connecting dcvice between the clutchinglever and thedrawbar and having a tripping-connection with said draw'bar,substantially as described.

3. The combination of the body having wheels, the clutching-lever, thedrawhead having inclined faces, the draw-bar connected with theclutchinglever and having the re tracting-springs, and the trippingdevice operated upon by the inclined faces upon the drawhead,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY RICHARD KELLER.

Vitnesses:

Tiros. HUNToN, ERNEsT L. SANsUM.

